Ukraine watchers know all too well that for every success reported about the country, there are numerous setbacks. Yet there are encouraging signs currently occurring within the reform process, particularly at the local level.Perhaps the most successful reform is quietly taking place outside of Kyiv, and has the potential to reinvigorate civic participation, address municipal corruption, develop trust in political parties’ ability to work for citizens’ interests, and build local governance. It involves attacking a problem that affects millions of Ukrainians: the administration of apartment buildings’ common spaces. …read more
Source: Atlantic Council
